Monday, January 15, 2007

December 13


The Right Motivation



And if I … do not have love, I am nothing.


1 Corinthians 13:2 (NAS)


I love the way God’s word and the wise counsel of strong believers guide my course. Today I am being reminded, my motivation for serving others needs to come from one source—the love He puts in my heart. Paul knows: love is the right driver.


So when I think about all these great things I want to do—like sponsoring more kids in need or setting up a men’s ministry outreach—I have to ask, what’s my motivation? Is it to get bigger numbers, to span the globe with my private collection of needy children, to develop a program? If so, where’s the love?


Listen to John Maxwell’s wisdom and see if connects with you as it does with me:


“My helping hand to a needy world is empty unless love is the motive. Material handouts are a poor substitute for love and understanding. People don’t need more things—they need more tenderness.”


And I don’t need bigger programs or greater numbers, I need a bigger heart!



Lord, put Your heart in me—the heart of unselfish love. Amen.